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Archive for September, 2008

Prescriptivity and appropriateness

Posted in Knowledge, Language, Lawyering, Learning, Rationality, Tradition on 30 September 2008 | 2 Comments »

One of the links in my blogroll is to Language Log, which is home to some of the most rigorous blogging on the internet. As its name indicates, it deals with language and linguistics, but in the broadest possible sense. So its authors have taken on sex differences and biological determinism, science journalism, lolcats, and [...]

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Collaboration and credit

Posted in Collaboration, Culture, Music on 24 September 2008 | 1 Comment »

One of my regular pleasures is getting my copy of The Word magazine every month. I bought every copy from its launch in 2003 until I finally got round to subscribing about 18 months ago. I have never subscribed to a magazine before, which is clearly an indication of its success with me. When the [...]

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Some things about KM that we now know are wrong

Posted in Culture, Irrationality, KM, Tradition on 16 September 2008 | 7 Comments »

There are a few things that act as talismans for traditional knowledge management. Here’s a couple of blog posts undermining commonly-held KM superstitions.
Superstition 1: We need an expertise directory
This sounds like a great idea. Clearly “know-who” is an essential part of good knowledge management. Without it, how can we justify David Weinberger’s claim that “A [...]

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Back again

Posted in Culture, History, KM, Personal, Tradition on 8 September 2008 | No Comments »

There’s been another long gap in transmission. This time I can blame work followed by a holiday in Ireland and catching up with work again for the past week.
(I don’t know how some people manage to find the time to blog as much as they do. I only do this from home — because access [...]

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